Accessibility Statement

This website belongs to a wheelchair user and disability-rights advocate. Accessibility is not a checkbox here — it is the point. This statement is written honestly, including the parts we have not finished yet.

1. Conformance status

raheelnawaz.com aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. We consider the site substantially conformant: most of the site meets the standard, with the known exceptions listed in section 4.

2. Measures we take

• Accessibility is treated as a build requirement, not a later fix. Where a visual choice conflicts with access, access wins.
• Semantic HTML with correct landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) and one h1 per page in a logical heading order.
• A "Skip to content" link as the first focusable element on every page.
• Full keyboard operability, with visible high-contrast focus indicators and no keyboard traps.
• Text and interface contrast checked against the 4.5:1 (text) and 3:1 (interface) thresholds in both light and dark themes.
• Touch targets sized to at least 44×44 CSS pixels.
• Text alternatives for meaningful images; decorative images hidden from assistive technology.
• Forms with programmatically associated labels, clear error messages in text (never colour alone) and no reliance on colour to convey meaning.
• All motion respects prefers-reduced-motion; nothing flashes more than three times per second.
• Content reflows to a 320 CSS-pixel viewport without horizontal scrolling, and remains usable at 200% zoom.
• Light, dark and warm themes so readers can pick the contrast that suits them.

3. Technical specification

The site relies on HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WAI-ARIA. It is tested with recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, with keyboard-only navigation, and with screen readers (NVDA on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS/iOS).

4. Known limitations

We are transparent about the gaps:

1. Embedded YouTube videos use the provider's player, whose controls and captions we do not fully control. Where captions are missing on our own videos we are adding them.
2. Older blog images may have generic alternative text. We are rewriting these as we republish.
3. Third-party broker websites reached through links on the Start Trading page are outside our control and may not be accessible.
4. Urdu / Roman Urdu content may not always be announced with the correct language attribute by every screen reader.

If you hit any of these, tell us — real reports move faster than audits.

5. Feedback — we want to hear from you

If you find a barrier on this site, contact us and we will fix it:

• Email: hello@raheelnawaz.com (subject: "Accessibility")
• Contact form: /contact

Please tell us the page address, what you were trying to do, and the device or assistive technology you were using. We aim to acknowledge within 5 business days and to resolve or give you a plan within 15 business days. If a fix will take longer, we will offer the information in another format you can use.

6. Assessment approach

This statement is based on a self-evaluation combining automated testing, manual keyboard and screen-reader walkthroughs, and contrast measurement of every text and interface colour pair in each theme.